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01-18-2006, 01:36 PM
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Brembo Master Cylinder for the TLR
The master cylinder on my TLR is busted so I downgraded to a Brembo 19x18 unit. Downgraded?!? Yep, the one on the bike was a sweet AP Racing unit. I had contacted them about a new body but they basically told me to F off and buy a new one. My latest new Yoshimura full system didn’t cost as much as the AP unit. The adjustable ratio lever (which is still fully intact) goes for half the price of what I paid for the Brembo MC!
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Crap!
The lowly replacement.
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01-18-2006, 01:41 PM
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umm.....ok....im confused.
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01-18-2006, 01:49 PM
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Damn...that's what I hate about aluminum. 
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01-18-2006, 01:52 PM
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umm.....ok....im confused.
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What part?
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01-18-2006, 01:59 PM
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I'm just curious to know why you're killing yourself paying for these high-priced items when you do this as a hobby? If you were trying to reach pro status then I'd somewhat understand. If a brake lever system costs that much the thing should be made of titanium. :uh:
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01-18-2006, 02:35 PM
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I'm just curious to know why you're killing yourself paying for these high-priced items when you do this as a hobby? If you were trying to reach pro status then I'd somewhat understand. If a brake lever system costs that much the thing should be made of titanium. :uh:
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Do some research on aftermarket master cylinders and some of them make Brembo look like budget solution. I did not buy the AP unit, it was on the bike when I got it.
You may have never looked at the function of the MC or how changing it effects braking performance, I have. From squeezing the original 14mm piston on the TLS's master so hard it would touch the bar to the 5/8" master taken off a TLR that aided immensely with braking performance to the radial 3/4" GSXR unit (Nissin) that offers a great deal more feel and power. My brakes have continually been upgraded over time; the master cylinder is something that can not be overlooked when making those changes.
This MC will be on the TLR... A track specific bike. I'd like to think that braking isn't going to be a problem when slowing from 155+ into T1 at Summit.
BTW... Who said I was killing myself paying for these things?
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01-18-2006, 02:44 PM
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They arent TL owners so they dont understand LOL
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01-18-2006, 03:48 PM
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BTW... Who said I was killing myself paying for these things?
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It seems that you're the one, by always commenting on how expensive the equiptment is that you purchase...
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01-18-2006, 02:01 PM
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my confusion is non scpecific........confused?
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01-18-2006, 02:20 PM
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my confusion is non scpecific........confused?
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Yes.
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Bern, if you're going to run 6 pot calipers the 19x18 is not for you. You probably know that already but I thought I'd point it out. I can't remember the right size for 6 pots but I think it's 19x20.
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01-19-2006, 06:53 PM
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Jeff,
I went over a lot of posts on TLP on this subject before I made the decision. A few members had tried both and preferred the feel of the 19x18 over the 19x20. 
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19x16 dont know what it feels like but would think feels very soft 1/2 finger stoppie
19x18 nice feel has travel doesn’t quite go completely solid 1 finger stoppie great power what we use on the race bike, if I was getting one it would be this one.
19x20 feels like you are grabbing a 2x4
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I have the 19x18 on my TLS with the TLR 6 pots. Feel is excellent and although the lever never really feels that firm, stopping power is fantastic.
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I agree, i have the 19x18 on both my bikes. It is the way to go, it has awesome feel with PLENTY of power
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01-19-2006, 07:00 PM
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Burn, what is this 19x16, 18, 20 you speaketh of?
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Burn, what is this 19x16, 18, 20 you speaketh of?
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I'm not Burn,  but the numbers refer to the dimensions of aftermarket master cylinders. The 19x18, for example, the 19 is the inner diameter of the cylinder, and the 20 is the inter-axis between lever fulcrum and point of suport to the piston (in mm's, I believe). I got that from a website. 
The 16x18 is for single discs, the 19x18 and 19x20 are for two disc systems.
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01-19-2006, 07:13 PM
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I'm not Burn, but the numbers refer to the dimensions of aftermarket master cylinders. The 19x18, for example, the 19 is the inner diameter of the cylinder, and the 20 is the inter-axis between lever fulcrum and point of suport to the piston (in mm's, I believe). I got that from a website.
The 16x18 is for single discs, the 19x18 and 19x20 are for two disc systems.
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LOL Judy...ok the first # I'm fine with...but the inter what between the what with the what? 
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